Re: WDM Support for Old School ISA Card

From: Don Burn (burn_at_stopspam.acm.org)
Date: 11/10/04 

Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 11:31:37 -0500

Since FactDef is not supposed to be used for PNP drivers (this is well
documented in the recent DDK's), I would understand how it has little
effect. 

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Don Burn (MVP, Windows DDK)
Windows 2k/XP/2k3 Filesystem and Driver Consulting
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"Philip F. Garofalo" <pgarofalo@mcsinc.net> wrote in message
news:Ogk9mB0xEHA.908@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Mark, thanks for your response but here's what I've found. In order for my
> WDM driver to install with the proper configuration for our ISA card in
> Windows 2000 is to specify FORCECONFIG for the ConfigPriority value in the
> INF's LogConfig section. This is undocumented--or should I say very poorly
> documented. The FORCECONFIG value is mentioned in the FactDef section
> documentation but not for LogConfig. It turns out, despite what many have
> written, that the FactDef section has little if any discernible affect, at
> least in this case. Microsoft should correct this in the MSDN and DDK
> documentation.
>
> Phil Garofalo
> Chicago, Illinois
>
> "Mark Roddy" <markr@hollistech.com> wrote in message
> news:MPG.1bf495513f06b6339896e9@news.microsoft.com...
> > In article <eNFFSxswEHA.1404@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl>, pgarofalo@mcsinc.net
> > says...
> > > Hello:
> > >
> > > Apologies if this question has been answered before--I'm sure it has.
> I'm
> > > writing a WDM driver for a legacy ISA board. I haven't found any
> substantial
> > > documentation or example that shows how to do it. Is there a good
> example
> > > program floating around that shows how to acquire resources for a
> non-PnP
> > > ISA board?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Phil
> > > Chicago
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> > I'll answer this version of your question (the version that doesn't
> include
> > DriverWorks.) Your inf file should specify your isa device resource
> > requirements. See "INF LogConfig Directive" in the DDK.
> >
> > Once you get that straightened out, resources are handed to you in your
> start
> > device routine, just like any other PnP function driver.
> >
> > -- 
> >
> > =====================
> > Mark Roddy DDK MVP
> > Windows 2003/XP/2000 Consulting
> > Hollis Technology Solutions 603-321-1032
> > www.hollistech.com
> > markr@hollistech.com
>
>

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